Fish form the bulk of the diet, with invertebrates and plants sometimes eaten as well. During the breeding season, it acquires the distinctive reddish throat which gives rise to its common name. It is the smallest and most widely distributed member of the loon or diver family.Īround 55–67 centimetres (22–26 in) in length, the Red-throated Diver is a nondescript bird in winter, greyish above fading to white below. ![]() ![]() The Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata), known in North America as the Red-throated Loon, is a migratory aquatic bird that is found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Red-throated Diver nesting in Porkeri MountainsĬolymbus stellatus Pontoppidan, 1763 Colymbus lumme Brunnich, 1764
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